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🌱 Patch AM: Will Naugatuck’s zoning board greenlight the $3.65M YMCA camp?
Spotted on the Naugatuck calendar: Band of Brothers Celebrates the Allman Brothers

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- Will Naugatuck’s zoning board greenlight the $3.65M YMCA camp?
Also on today's calendar: Band of Brothers Celebrates the Allman Brothers.
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- Saturday: Breezy and colder, with a high of 38 and low of 28 degrees.
- Sunday: Windy with clouds and sun, temps: high: 46, low: 20.
- Monday: Breezy in the morning; sunny, with a high of 36 and low of 23 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• $3.65 million proposal for YMCA camp gets hearing in Naugatuck (registercitizen.com) — Naugatuck’s Zoning Commission has closed public hearings on a $3.65 million YMCA day camp proposal and is expected to vote at its Jan. 21 meeting. The 58-acre project off Rubber Avenue Extension would host about 300 children daily and include a pool, splash pad, event center, and community playscape, but neighbors have raised concerns about the planned entrance and potential runoff.
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